i saw in the opening pages of tibor fischer's "the thought gang" a moment ago, a so-so attempt on a twist to that old chestnut about things not killing you serving to make you stronger. denis ferhatovic used to say that to me, in the days when he was still talking to me. i remember that pratchett gave the line to vimes in one of the watch books, someone earnest says: remember! that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger! - and that which kills us leaves us dead! retorts vimes. su-lin and i have decided to go to borders tomorrow to read night watch because we can't wait till the paper back comes out and are too kiam siap to buy the hardcover. ha! su-lin dreamt that night watch was out in paperback! that's a fervent fan, that.